This semester I will be working at the Jewish Federation of Ulster County (UCJF). This is a non-secular organization that tries to spread Jewish culture…
This blog post is all about the Hudson River Maritime Museum, one of the foremost spots for local history in the Hudson Valley, and…
Van Cortlandt Manor is an historical manor house in Croton-on-Hudson. Placed on the Croton river, it had river access up into Connecticut, and also into…
I am doing my internship at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill which is located in Hyde Park. The center is a non-profit organization housed…
Densho is a nonprofit organization that started in 1996 with the goal of collecting and sharing testimonies of Japanese Americans who were put in internment…
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is located in Kingston NY, and has been around since 1980. The museum is dedicated to collecting information and artifacts…
The home of Eleanor Roosevelt, located on spacious grounds in a charming section of Hyde Park, housed this First Lady on and off for most…
Hi! My name is Aracely Rivera (pronounced R-ra-sell-lee) and I am currently a Senior History major at SUNY New Paltz. My love for history, especially…
In 1964, Charles Lark had inherited the Olana estate, just ten minutes south of Hudson, New York. His aunt willed him the property as he…
I was born and raised in the lower Hudson Valley and have spent the last four years of my life living in the middle and…